There are many well-written online articles on economic topics. In our Resources category, you will also find very useful links, but here we recommend books. Why is a book the best way to grasp something? Holding a book in our hands, rather than a tablet, allows us to deepen our reading and gain secure knowledge. Moreover, reading a book improves concentration and makes us happy.
Please join the virtual Konsultori book club and let’s expand the reading list together.
Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson
Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist
“Every venture capitalist believes they know how to do venture deals. Jason and Brad, however, actually have deep knowledge and insight and are willing to share the details of how to get deals done right.” – Brad Bernthal, CU Boulder, Associate Professor of Law, Technology Policy, Entrepreneurial Law
Suggested by Petra Wolkenstein
Jon Alexander, Ariane Conrad
Why the Key to fixing everything is all of us
‘Citizens’ is a very energetic and energizing (and maybe, at times, overly upbeat) book. At its core is an essential shift of perspective, from consumer to citizen.
It offers encouraging examples of transformation and underlines the necessity of different actors working together across institutional boundaries.
Suggested by Michael Kubiena
Naomi Stanford
A useful introduction to the topic allows to broaden one’s perspective on organization and on how to future-proof our organizations.
I would recommend reading it together with Gareth Morgan’s ‘Images of Organizations’ which, to me, is a much more original, thought-provoking book than Frederic Laloux’ often-cited ‘Reinventing Organizations’.
Suggested by Michael Kubiena
Lea Ypi
Coming of Age at the End of History
It is not a business book! But who says that I can only recommend business-related books?! The unusual, exciting biography memoir of a brilliant thinker (a professor of political theory at the LSE) and a meditation on freedom and unfreedom under seemingly opposing political systems.
Suggested by Michael Kubiena
Ruth Seliger
Das Dschungelbuch der Führung und
Positive Leadership
Two essential books on leadership which I always turn to when the topic & questions of leadership are relevant and urgent; which, when dealing with organizations, is basically always!
Suggested by Michael Kubiena
David A. Lax, James K. Sebenius
3-D Negotiation: Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
Powerful Tools to Change the Game in Your Most Important Deals
When it comes to getting stuck in a win-win or win-lose debate, most negotiation books focus on face-to-face tactics. Table tactics, however, are only the “first dimension”.
Empfohlen von Petra Wolkenstein
Peter F. Drucker
The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done
Efficiency is a key competence for success today. What does this quality consist of and how can we acquire it?
Suggested by Christian Nehammer
Subroto Bagchi
Defining the New Standard of Excellence at Work
Professionalism, well explained. India’s bestselling author of several business books writes about quality and how to recognise it. He also reveals when and how to say no.
Suggested by Samidha Kulkarni
Geoffrey A. Moore
Crossing the Chasm, 3rd Edition
Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
This third edition brings Moore’s classic work up to date with dozens of new examples of successes and failures, new strategies for marketing in the digital world, and Moore’s most up-to-date insights.
Suggested by Petra Wolkenstein
Stephen Johnson
The seven patterns of innovation
Where do good ideas come from? What conditions and circumstances are necessary and helpful for creativity and innovation. Good, entertaining book in which the author looks at innovation from different perspectives.
Suggested by Alex Staenke
Seth Godin
You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See
“Marketing is the act of making change happen.” A very smart book that deserved to be a New York Times bestseller.
Suggested by Zsuzsanna Bódi
David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried
(Vermilion Life Essentials)
How can you start working on your own project? This book shows you the way. Attention! Tones with inspiring ideas and provocative content.
Suggested by Alex Staenke
Christian Schuh, Michael F. Strohmer, Stephen Easton, Armin Scharlach, Peter Scharbert
Transforming Procurement in the Real World
Our hero is Thomas Sutter, whose life teaches us the essential lessons of procurement and change management in an entertaining way. Follow the adventures of a procurement manager.
Suggested by Christian Nehammer
David Parmenter
The Financial Controller and CFO’s Toolkit
Lean Practices to Transform Your Finance Team
David Parmenter explains what you need to fulfil your true leadership potential. Packed with templates and checklists, the book helps you adhere to best practices in reporting, forecasting, KPIs, planning, strategy and technology.
Suggested by Christian Nehammer
Frank Roettgers, Johannes Ritter
The Definitive Guide to Getting Your Budget Approved!: Measure Intangibles to Calculate Your ROI Business Case
What is the essence of a strong business case? How can a business case be made scientifically?
How to calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) and other financial metrics?
This book answers these and other important questions.
Suggested by Christian Nehammer
W.Chan Kim, Renee A. Mauborgne
Kim, W: Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition
How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant
One of the most popular and influential strategy books ever written has been updated with new content. Worthy read!
Suggested by Christian Nehammer
Jim Collins, Morten T. Hansen
Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck–Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
Together with a team of researchers, Collins and Hansen studied companies that had increased their industry index at least tenfold over a fifteen-year period. What was the key to success? What distinguished the top performers and how much luck was involved in their success?
Suggested by Samidha Kulkarni
Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How can you communicate with diplomacy and tact? How can you improve your ability to get things done? How to become a more effective leader? An evergreen book by a pioneer of self-improvement.
Suggested by Samidha Kulkarni
Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold, Peter Rinearson
The Road Ahead
Are you a history buff and want to know how great things began? You’ll find that and more in this book, which is an introduction to the world of informatics. It’s worth taking it off the shelf and re-reading it.
Suggested by Samidha Kulkarni
Jake Knapp, John Zeratsky, Braden Kowitz
How To Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days. From Google Ventures
“A unique five-day process for solving problems.” A must for every startup.
Suggested by Alex Staenke
Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Franklin Allen, Alex Edmans
Principles of Corporate Finance
Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers
The latest edition of Principles of Corporate Finance continues the tradition of applying theory to the practical problems and decisions of financial managers.
Suggested by Viola Benyó
Rolf Dobelli
Better Thinking, Better Decisions
Every day, at work and home, we have to make decisions. Where are the most common errors of judgement, and how can they be avoided?
Suggested by Samidha Kulkarni